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Originally Posted by Gammelpreusse
err, since when is emotional attachment dependent on formalized institution?
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Since never. It isn't. You can be emotionally attached as much as you want. Even without being "institutionally formalised".
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Did you actually ever fall to love?
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Rest assured, yes.
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You still have to explain how a couple won't find themselves attractive, or wishing to have children, because of the concept of gay marriage. That's like saying eating the same food as animals do will make people boycott eating. And even if that were true, it would be a very sad affair for couples if they decided only to have children and live together because others are not allowed to. Or may you think homosexuals will eventually look for partners of the other sex so that they can marry an d have children?
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No, I must not, because the point you raise I did not even touch and am not intersted in. I am about an institution called "!family" and teh social, vital function it serves for the community, the state, and the secruing of the future for that community. Plus the fact that for this reason, and the reason that children are the most defenseless part in this chain, this insiution is under explcit special protection of the state, according to the German constitution. And I said that this special status is realtivised if it suddenly is being granted to singles like me or gay and lesbian couples, or colleagues at work. This special recognition serves a purpose that neither singles nor gay couple fulfill.
Since it is hetero couples producing babies, their treaming up deserves special support, and since a fundamental orientation of law must base on general principles, this does not differ between young couples having babies and couples that are old or couples whose children already have left home or couples that do n ot plan to have children. It is the general principle that counts. However, you know as well as I do, that additional financial reliefs for children (Kinbdergeld) are only payed out if indeed there are children.
Both things have been systemtically erdoded over the past 20, 30 years. Now the gay movement relativises it even more.
And marriage, you asked me. When she still was alive, we planned to stay together, we were soul mates from the very first minute on, and I mean that: we recognised each other in the very first minute we met, immediately. But we did not plan to marry, since we did not wish to give the church a word in our private issues (we both were anti-church) and did not feel we need formal recognition by state authority, and at that time, financial benefits also were pointless for us.
It's a long time ago.